Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 1763
उपवासविधि-प्रश्नः
Inquiry into the Discipline of Fasting
तमेव चोपजीवेरन् यथैव पितरं तथा । बड़े भाईको उचित है कि वह अपने छोटे भाइयोंको जीविका प्रदान करे तथा उनका पालन-पोषण करे। छोटे भाइयोंका भी कर्तव्य है कि वे सब-के-सब बड़े भाईके सामने नतमस्तक हों और उसकी इच्छाके अनुसार चलें। बड़े भाईको ही पिता मानकर उनके आश्रयमें जीवन व्यतीत करें
tam eva copajīveran yathaiva pitaraṃ tathā |
भीष्म उवाच—तमेव चोपजीवेरन् यथैव पितरं तथा। ज्येष्ठस्य भ्रातुः कर्तव्यं कनिष्ठानां जीविकां दातुं पालनं च कर्तुम्। कनिष्ठानां तु कर्तव्यं सर्वैः सह ज्येष्ठस्य पुरतः प्रणिपत्य तदिच्छानुसारिणो भवितुं, तम् एव पितरं मन्यमानाः तस्याश्रयेण जीवनं नयितुम्॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The core teaching is a dharmic model of family hierarchy: the eldest brother must protect, maintain, and provide livelihood for younger brothers, while the younger brothers should respect him as they would a father, bow to him, and follow his guidance.
Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on righteous conduct (dharma), specifically outlining proper duties and mutual obligations among brothers within a household and lineage.